Brief Life History of Peder Møller
When Peder Møller Christophersen was born on 22 September 1849, in Snedsted, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark, his father, Christoffer Christensen, was 25 and his mother, Mette Pedersdatter Møller, was 25. He married Else Salmonsen Harkjær on 8 April 1879, in Kallerup, Hundborg, Thisted, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.
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- Peder Møller Kristoffersen, "Denmark Census, 1906"
- Peder Møller Christoffersen in entry for Mette Marie Møller, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Peter Moller Christoffersen, "Denmark Census, 1890"
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World Events (6)
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
1914
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Wilhelm, Gerhart, Ilse, Kurt.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christopher . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the most common Norwegian (and also Danish) form Kristoffersen. Compare Christoffersen and Christopherson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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